In a message dated 8/20/02 11:00:15 PM Mountain Daylight Time, freeholder@STARBAND.NET writes: << I went out and look. Sure enough, the space behind my passenger taillight is outside the sheetmetal and extends all the way to the horizon. Did you mean in front of the passenger taillight? >> Bill, Just so you know, there are *rules* we follow in using the English language. "Went" is past tense. "Look" is present tense. The proper sentence would have been, "I went out and looked". "I will go out and look" is correct also, but not in your paragraph because you are refering to something you did before you did your typing. ;) Joe in CO 84 Westy 77 Targa |
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